KASHIRAM RANA INAUGURATED GRAM SHREE
MELA AT GURGAON
Shri Kashiram Rana,
Union Minister for Rural Development said that the Ministry will
support and promote good voluntary organizations who are contributing
towards poverty alleviation and rural development at the grass
roots level. Inaugurating a week long "Gram Shree Mela"
organized by CAPART in Gurgaon yesterday, Shri Rana stressed that
Gram Shree Mela is a gateway through which rural producers come
together to market their products, providing an opportunity to
rural producers to sell their products directly in the market,
to interact with the buyers and to study their preferences and
choices. Shri Rana expressed hope that it will help them to upgrade
their marketing skills and provide a better service to consumers.
Shri Rana lauded
the effort of CAPART in this direction. He informed under Swarnjayanti
Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) upto now, 14.5 lakh Self Help Groups
have been mobilised and 37 lakh swarozgaris have been assisted
with an investment of Rs. 7500 crore.
Ms. Komal Anand,
DG informed that CAPART has tied-up with National Institute of
Design to arrange workshops to train rural artisans. They will
also provide free design to rural producers. She informed that
CAPART will participate in International Trade Fairs at Italy,
Malaysia, U.K. and Egypt during this year.
